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Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle
The DLInk I'm using definitely allocates IPs when it is used as an AP. I did not use the config tool, but made minimal hand configurations. If you are using it as a bridge, the true AP will need to have DHCP enabled and may need to be configured as to the range of addresses it uses.
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The DLink we are using is a rev B from a year or 2 ago. The switch is set to 2.4Ghz AP
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Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle
The 169.254.xx.yy IP number is self-assigned. I don't believe that it involves the DHCP server. I'd suggest opening the control panel and repairing and/or enabling the wifi interface.
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Self-assigning is only used when a DHCP server doesn't assign an IP. This has me thinking that the DHCP handshake starts but timeouts in a way such that the client doesn't realize it is suppose to self-assign. We did try repairing the connection on the wireless nic of the laptop and that did not resolve the issue.
If time allows we will try to capture the DHCP request/response with Wireshark this evening.